Hiroko Machida Movies

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of...

A young woman, who must support her father as a middle-aged man's mistress, finds herself falling in love with a student closer to her age.

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated...

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during...

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats...

Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she...

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

1961 Japanese movie

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...

Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man...

1959 Japanese movie

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

Japanese comedy directed by Noriaki Yuasa.

1945 Japanese movie

A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.